Detective Conan Episode 487 • Must Try
Before he can process this, Sato herself walks in — not in uniform, but in plain clothes. On her left ring finger gleams a modest but unmistakable diamond engagement ring.
Haibara smirks. “And here I thought even the Tokyo police force had lost its sense of romance.”
She tells him about Wataru Date. A respected detective from the same district. A decade ago, Date was killed in the line of duty while pursuing a robbery suspect. Before he died, he left behind an unfinished case file and a single note: “Tell Miwako to live happily. And tell her… I’m sorry I never got to give her this.”
Sato laughs—a real, unguarded laugh—and punches him lightly on the shoulder. Chiba, watching from behind a corner, gives a thumbs-up. That evening, Conan reports to Haibara over dinner at the Agasa residence. He concludes that Sato never intended to marry anyone else. The “wedding dress fitting” was actually a fitting for a bridesmaid’s dress for a friend’s wedding. The rumors were just gossip. Detective Conan Episode 487
“Do you know why I became a police officer?”
The suspects are three women from the victim’s past: a bitter ex-wife, a spurned lover, and a current fiancée.
“I was going to give this back to Date’s mother today,” she says. “Because I think… I’ve found someone.” Before he can process this, Sato herself walks
Original Air Date: August 20, 2007 (Japan) Manga Basis: Chapters 607-609 (Volume 59) Arc: Post-Desperate Revival / Clash of Red and Black (Precursor) Key Characters: Conan Edogawa, Inspector Megure, Detective Takagi, Detective Sato, Detective Chiba, Wataru Date (Flashback) Synopsis The episode opens on a tense morning at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. Detective Takagi arrives to find his desk buried under a mountain of paperwork. But the real shock comes when he overhears a conversation: Detective Sato, the love of his life, is being fitted for a wedding dress.
The episode is notable for its restrained direction—no dramatic music during the ring exchange, just the ambient sound of rain outside the police station window. Fan polling at the time ranked this as the best “Love Story” episode in the Metropolitan Police Detective series, praised for subverting romantic comedy tropes and delivering genuine emotional weight. Critics noted that Conan himself takes a deliberate backseat, allowing the adult characters to solve their own emotional “case.” Final Verdict: A quiet masterpiece of character-driven storytelling in a franchise often defined by explosions and poison rings. Essential viewing for any Sato/Takagi shipper—and for anyone who believes that sometimes, the hardest mystery to solve is the human heart.
As the suspect is led away, Sato finally removes the ring and holds it out to Takagi. “And here I thought even the Tokyo police
Conan sighs. “Some things never change. Takagi is still an idiot in love.”
The “this” was a ring. The very ring now on Sato’s finger.
